The Harwood Union Hall of Fame Committee will induct six people into its 14th annual Class of the Harwood Hall of Fame in November.
The ceremony takes place on November 14 at the Inn at the Round Barn in Waitsfield.
This year’s inductees are Laura Titus, Class of 1971, Donald Perry, Class of 1959, (Waterbury High School) Chris Waldo, Class of 2006, Michael Hardin, Class of 2007, Kaitlin MacLean- Daley, Class of 2012, and Anneka Williams, Class of 2017.
“The goal of the Hall of Fame committee each year is to elect individuals or groups who represent the best that Harwood, Waitsfield, and Waterbury High Schools and their respective communities have to offer,” said Hall of Fame chair Tommy Young. “We are excited to announce the Harwood Hall of Fame Class of 2026 honorees. This group of inductees has left a lasting mark on their respective schools through their exceptional actions and accomplishments during high school and beyond.”
TITUS
Titus brings nearly four decades of devotion to Harwood Union High School and public education. Raised on a farm in Duxbury with six siblings, she developed a strong work ethic that guided her life of public service. As a student at Harwood, she assisted in the main office during free periods and acted in the senior One Act Play. Titus began her career at the Vermont State Hospital, working from 1971 to 1984 as team secretary in social work, quality assurance secretary, and medical specialist. She earned an associate degree in secretarial science from Vermont Community College in 1984.
In 1985, she joined the central office for Washington West Supervisory Union and the Harwood Unified Union School District, serving thirty-six and a half years as administrative assistant and supporting fourteen different superintendents. She earned the Apple Award from the Vermont Association of Educational Office Professionals after nomination by the district superintendent. She served as an active member of the organization for nearly thirty years and held office as treasurer. Titus currently serves as district treasurer for the Harwood Unified Union School District, a role she assumed in 2023. She served two terms as Waitsfield town auditor and was a ballot clerk as well. She also served as secretary of the Duxbury Historical Society. She volunteered on Harwood Project Graduation committees in 2001 and 2003 and served for eight years as an official scorer for Thunder Road and ACT Tour.
PERRY
Perry established a legacy of athletic excellence, military service, and coaching spanning over two decades at Harwood Union High School. A multi-sport student athlete at Waterbury High School, Perry graduated after competing in four years of baseball, basketball, cross country, and two years of soccer. During his senior year, he served as team captain for the baseball and basketball teams, led the Green Mountain League in basketball scoring, and received a lifetime pass and letter of recognition from the Northern Vermont Athletic Conference. Perry served four years in the United States Army and thirteen and a half years in the National Guard. He worked thirty-three years for the town of Waterbury, five years with Rock of Ages and seven years of Vermont state service. At Harwood Union, he coached baseball and basketball for 20 years andcoached student athletes in baseball and basketball. He served fifteen years as varsity baseball head coach and coached the Vermont Twin State Baseball team, serving as head coach for the squad in 1997. He was an active member of the Vermont Baseball Coaches Association for twenty-three years, serving two years as vice president and one year as president. He coached junior high girls basketball, junior varsity boys basketball, and was an assistant varsity coach for both the girls and boys basketball programs. He officiated varsity girls softball and adult softball leagues for twenty-two years. In his community, Perry coached Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball for ten years and served on the Waterbury Recreation Committee.
WALDO
As a Harwood student, Waldo participated in Slam Poetry, the Vermont Young Writers Conference and the school production of “Our Town.” He also served as an assistant basketball coach for elementary school girls in Fayston. A saxophonist in the Harwood music program, he performed for four years in the Harwood Concert Band, B Jazz Band and top A Jazz Band, serving as A Jazz Band saxophone section leader in 2006. He was selected for the Winooski Valley Concert Band and Jazz Band and was named first alternate for the Vermont All-State Jazz Band in 2005 and 2006.
Waldo earned a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in Greek and Latin from the University of Vermont in 2011, a master’s degree in Greek from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2014 and a doctorate in classics in 2019. After serving as a visiting assistant professor at Tulane University, he joined the University of Washington Seattle faculty as an assistant professor of classics. He is the author of a forthcoming monograph, “Classical Reception in Asian American Literature,” and has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. His scholarly honors include the Loeb Classical Library Foundation Fellowship, a Royalty Research Fund Grant and the Phyllis B. Katz Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
In 2019, Waldo co-founded the Asian and Asian American Classical Caucus, serving as founding president from 2019 to 2021 and later as co-chair. From 2009 to 2012, he volunteered with Hope Works in Burlington as its first male hotline counselor, providing crisis support to sexual assault survivors. From 2016 to 2019, he taught English as a Second Language through the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant in Berkeley to immigrants and asylum seekers fleeing violence.
HARDIN
Hardin graduated as class valedictorian. During all four years of high school, he participated in Scholars Bowl and student government and founded a student fundraising committee that organized major community events to benefit Invisible Children. An accomplished pianist, Hardin performed in Harwood’s top A Jazz Band for four consecutive years, earned annual selection to the Winooski Valley Jazz Band, and performed in the Vermont All State Jazz Band. At the Berklee High School Jazz Festival, he led ensembles to first place finishes in the Large Ensemble division in 2006 and Small Ensemble division in 2007 and 2008, while earning two Outstanding Musician awards and a Judges Choice award. He served as music co-director at St. Patrick’s Church in Moretown and organized an alumni tribute concert honoring Bruce Sklar. Hardin attended Columbia University from 2007 to 2011, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and religion while performing in a university jazz ensemble. He earned his Juris Doctor from Fordham Law School in 2014, graduating in the top ten percent of his class and serving on the Fordham Law Review board. As a law student, he excelled in trial advocacy, winning the Intraschool Competition and publishing a scholarly article titled This Space Intentionally Left Blank: What To Do When Hearsay and Rule 106 Completeness Collide in the Fordham Law Review. Following law school, Hardin served as a judicial law clerk to three federal judges before his appointment as an assistant United States attorney in 2023. He continues to coach trial advocacy at Fordham Law School, where he has guided student teams to a national championship, regional titles, and numerous individual advocate awards, earning recognition from law students as coach of the year.
MACLEAN DALEY
MacLean-Daley established a foundation of musical excellence at Harwood Union before building a career as a music publishing executive, licensing expert, and artist manager. At Harwood, she sang in chorus and performed with the iCantori. She earned annual selection to the Winooski Valley Music Festival, Jazz Festival, and Vermont All State Music Festival for four years. MacLean-Daley starred in Harwood and Vermont theatrical productions and sang the national anthem at Harwood games and events. She was selected as a representative for Vermont to sing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. After Harwood, she graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, with a dual Bachelor of Music in music business management and professional music. She received a certificate in entertainment law and industry from the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law. MacLean-Daley has held positions at Universal Music Group and Universal Music Publishing Group, where she led the music team overseeing sampling operations, business development and influencing global sampling practices. She played a part in hits such as Old Town Road by Lil Nas X and thousands of other records. In 2023, she was appointed by Snoop Dogg to serve as vice president and head of publishing for Death Row Records. She is the founder and CEO, of KatClearedit, where she consults for companies, handles licensing projects and advises new music tech companies. MacLean-Daley also manages artists, songwriters, and producers and is the co-founder of Karousel, a boutique management company.
WILLIAMS
Williams graduated from Harwood Union High School in 2017, where she served in student government and co-founded and led the Harwood Sustainability Club. Her work with the club earned the Waterbury LEAP Green Community Award and recognition from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. A multi-sport varsity athlete, she competed in cross country, track and field and Nordic skiing. She helped lead Harwood’s cross-country team to three consecutive Division II state championships from 2014 through 2016 and won Division II state titles in the 3,000-meter run in 2014 and 2017. She also earned Vermont All-State honors in Nordic skiing.
Williams graduated from Bowdoin College in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in earth and oceanographic science, and earned a master’s degree in climate change from the University of Copenhagen in 2023. Her climate research has taken her across North America, Europe, South America and Asia. She is a climate resilience specialist and technical writer at ICF, where she leads climate risk and adaptation analyses for clients including Con Edison, NYSERDA and the City of Philadelphia. She previously worked in external affairs and research communications at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, including representing the organization at COP26 and COP27. Williams has an outdoor journalism background, with work published in Deseret Magazine, Outside Business Journal, Powder Magazine, Backcountry Magazine, Trail Runner, GearJunkie and Vermont Sports Magazine. She served as digital editor for Powder Magazine and editorial assistant for Backcountry Magazine. An accomplished athlete, she has competed in ultramarathons, including a 50-kilometer race in France, and recently completed a 10-day ski mountaineering expedition on Alaska’s Pika Glacier. Her community service includes serving as an avalanche educator and climbing instructor, leading youth expeditions in Chilean Patagonia and mentoring Harwood students.
The induction ceremony will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Inn at Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield. Cocktails and light snacks will be served from 5 to 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the induction ceremony. Tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting Ian Fraunfelder at
